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Photographer
Marcello Coslovi
The wrong side of the tracks
Photographer
Marcello Coslovi
The wrong side of the tracks
Photographer
Marcello Coslovi
The wrong side of the tracks
Photographer
Marcello Coslovi
The wrong side of the tracks
Photographer
Marcello Coslovi
The wrong side of the tracks
Photographer
Marcello Coslovi
The wrong side of the tracks
Photographer
Marcello Coslovi
The wrong side of the tracks
Photographer
Marcello Coslovi
The wrong side of the tracks
Photographer
Marcello Coslovi
The wrong side of the tracks
Photographer
Marcello Coslovi
The wrong side of the tracks
Photographer
Marcello Coslovi
The wrong side of the tracks
Photographer
Marcello Coslovi
The wrong side of the tracks
Photographer
Marcello Coslovi
The wrong side of the tracks
Photographer
Marcello Coslovi
The wrong side of the tracks
Photographer
Marcello Coslovi
The wrong side of the tracks
Photographer
Marcello Coslovi
The wrong side of the tracks
Photographer
Marcello Coslovi
The wrong side of the tracks
Gomma Photography Grant 2021 Finalists

Gomma Photography Grant 2021

The wrong side of the tracks

Photographer

Marcello Coslovi

The wrong side of the tracks

29 Jan, 2022

With The wrong side of the tracks, I work on a specific area of Modena, my city, which lies beyond the railway and hosts a microcosm of people mostly excluded from the city life: a predominantly Ghanaian community, the second in Italy by number of inhabitants. Here, the sharing of the same space is challenging and tense because grounded upon prejudices and on the impermeable nature of the groups themselves, within a real segregation perimeter, even if not physically present. The wrong side of the tracks is an American expression used to indicate that part of the city, beyond the railroad tracks, where the poorest people live; it is mostly African Americans. Just a few steps from the train station, as if they were suspended in an empty, desolate waiting room, about to leave for a new journey most likely towards the dreamed England, the community members live in a daily state of precarity. The constant perception of never putting down roots in Modena, but only passing through, forces people to live in a state of perennial alienation.

About the photographer

Marcello Coslovi

Marcello Coslovi (Scandiano, 1992) graduated in law from UNIMORE. In 2021 he also graduated with honors from the Spazio Labo’ Photography School (Bologna) - Two Year Course. Trained and equipped with professional experience in human rights and social issues, Coslovi mainly explores topics related to human diversity and the coexistence of people, using predominantly the photographic medium. Marcello lives in Modena. Awards: GUP Fresh Eyes 2021 Talent; “Best Portfolio Overall”, Fotografia Europea 2021; Shortlisted Premio Marco Pesaresi 2021; Group Exhibitions: May 2021, “Love in a Blue Time” curated by Silvia Camporesi as part of “Best Practices, Abecedario d’Artista”, Palazzo del governatore, Parma;    June 2021, “Se non ora, ora”, 2019/2021 final group exhibition of the Two Year Course of Spazio Labo’, Strada Maggiore 29, Bologna.